- •Vocabulary
- •Camping holidays
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Make up word combinations, translate them and find them in the text.
- •6. Match the synonyms. Find them in the text.
- •7. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •The vacation situation in america
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find them in the text and translate sentences with them.
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Retell the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Air travel
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •Vocabulary
- •Going to sea
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Compare and mind the difference:
- •6. Make up your own sentences with these word combinations to show the difference in meanings.
- •7. Make word combinations, translate them and find them in the text.
- •9. Make a summary of the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •At the railway station
- •7. Make a summary of the text
- •Vocabulary
- •Road rage
- •1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •2. Compare and mind the difference:
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.
- •5. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
- •6. Match the synonyms in columns. Translate the pairs and find them in the text.
- •7. Make a summary of the text.
1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
Recharge, cliches, ignore, overbearing, whim, extreme, wealth device, astounding, stringent, intangible, quality, industry, increased, guilty, engendered, insecurity, folks, pressure, volatile, scared, government, applaud.
2. Answer the questions.
1. Why do people need vacation?
2. What are the realities of the 2000s?
3. Who regulates the amount of vacation time in the US?
4. What is the major reason for the global dominance of the US ac-cording to the author's opinion?
5. Where is America on work-balance spectrum, the author thinks?
6. Why does industrial world envy America?
7. Why do you see the proliferation of computer devices on the resort beaches?
8. What is the average vacation time in America and in European countries?
9. When does all corporate Europe take vacations?
10. What is the main difference between business in Europe and America?
11. What does the author say about the standard of living in the USA?
12. What are the major reasons why American workers don't take long vacation?
13. What is the way to get more vacation time in America?
3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find them in the text and translate sentences with them.
Sidewalk cafe, to come away with a fresh perspective, to drive the career to new heights, cathartic cliches, overbearing managers, at the whim of U.S. employers, a major reason for the global dominance, at an extreme end of the work-life balance spectrum, dirty secret, corporate America, PDA device, laptop, unlike his counterpart in Europe, overall productivity average vacation time, astounding 42 days a year, stringent European nation, in this comparison, totally different mentality, on the other side of the pond, ever-elusive balance of work and life, less intense and more holistic, intangible metric, quality of life, in terms of monetary compensation, a major push by industry, increased productivity, brainwashing" employees, to engender a sense of insecurity, narcissistic worker bees, I'm vital, I'm not indispensable, workload, volatile labor economy, to be scared of being replaced, it boils down to personal choice, a certain position of recognition in the company, American work ethic and commitment.
4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
Городские улицы; прибой; мне нужно отдохнуть; отличный способ отдохнуть и восстановить силы; реальность 2000-х годов; количество дней на отпуск; имеется в наличии / в распоряжении; недостаток правительственного вмешательства; этика работы; промышленный мир; зависть; в результате; отпуск — это не право, а привилегия; в отличие от европейских коллег; портативный компьютер (ноутбук); мобильный телефон; сотрудники думают о работе даже во время отпуска; в их распоряжении; важная мысль; в этой связи; во второй половине декабря; дело в том, что...; личное время; уровень стресса; многие люди думают, что они незаменимы; чувствовать себя виноватым; компании уменьшаются (сокращаются); бояться (2); регулировать время отпуска; все сводится к личному выбору; не важно; никто не отрицает; материальная и нематериальная выгода; это неслыханно для Америки.